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Trade Duran. Duran’s five remaining years of control greatly trump Verdugo’s one. Trading Verdugo at this point isn’t about fixing the pitching staff; it’s just hoping to top the draft pick compensation (if any exists)…
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MADSTORK cannot even predict the past. He’s still clinging to Bloom’s mistake in not trading Duran for Berrios (which was a scenario I made up and never a possibility)…
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If you look at June, July and August - whenCrawford joined the rotation and pitched his regularly scheduled turns, Crawford made 15 start before running out of gas. In those 15 starts, his ERA was 3.74 (3.92FIP) and OPSA was .691. That absolutely deserves another look…
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Crawford improved light years between 2022 and 2023. I’d give him another shot at starting. “Just add some task starting pitcher.” Like Kluber? Good starting pitching in free agency is a bad idea. Did you miss Sale today? Or realize Price’s deal just ended last year? When was the last time Price there a pitch for Boston? Or anyone? Sure, Scherzer turned out to be a good signing 8 years ago. Around that same time Baseball Prospectus wrote an article about how all free agent pitchers are very likely to be busts. Now, eight years later, pitchers are more expensive and contracts are longer. Are pitchers more durable and aging better as well? (Hint:no). The Sox are better off billing up their bullpen and giving Crawford a legitimate shot at the rotation…
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EVERY PITCHER is better in bullpen than in the rotation. Ever heard of a pitcher struggling as a reliever getting “banished to the rotation”? Crawford just finished his first full season and is in the “stamina building” phase of the season. With not much rose going on, he absolutely deserves another shot…
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Some of us who are on the Early Nimmo Train last off-season wanted to see a return to OBP hitters. Back before Nimmo was earning Manny Ramirez money. Yoshida started off that way, which was good…
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Why put Crawford in the bullpen? They do need a starter at some point…
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True, not one of the 14 pitchers to average 6 IP per start pitched for the Red Sox this year. Also, do not confuse averages with minimums…
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I did like the Houck-Whitlock bullpen tandem back in 2021 and really wish the Sox would go back to that. Couple those two with Jansen, Martin, Schreiber, Winckowski and Bernardino and you have the potential for one of the best bullpens in MLB, if not the best. Shortening the game to 6 innings is better than signing an ace…
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They’re not getting Yamamoto. I think Shota Imanaga is far more likely…
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But he makes actual moves then. I think inactivity is definitely his biggest issue. I don’t mind giving a shot to someone like Joe Jacques or Kyle Ort. But at some point, pull the plug…
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That’s one season. I used career numbers
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Also not necessarily how it went down. I think it was Story instead of Suzuki…
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Especially in late July/August…
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Or is he a 5 inning pitcher? His ERA in inning 1-5 is 3.38…
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9/8 Orioles at Fenway
notin replied to Maxbialystock's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Jacques new nickname is The Human White Flag… -
9/06 SOX @ Rays 6:40PM ET
notin replied to SPLENDIDSPLINTER's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Duran-Rafaela-Duvall makes more sense defensively if you’re moving Verdugo. But his one year of control does make him less attractive as a trade target for other teams. Plus he expressed a desire to stay in Boston. -
I think the fact that sometimes we focus on the failures while forgetting about the successes. “This team made A MISTAKE!!!!”
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That kind of thing happens both ways. The Sox have several pitchers other teams just dumped. After being dumped by Detroit, Schreiber was All Star worthy last year. Seattle dumped Bernardino for some reason. And did you notice San Francisco Giant Dumpster Refugee (and frequent Notin Target of Hate) Mauricio Llovera now has a 0.93ERA over his last 7 appearances?
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For not fixing Littell in three innings?!?
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I loved Xander, but honestly, I don’t think I’d be loving him much in 2033…
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Luck? The Sox released Littell after 3IP. Let’s not confuse impatience with bad luck…
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… and Story got back before Mondesi…
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Dalbec is a 28yo AAAA player who makes less contact than most alien civilizations, and also requires a 40 man roster spot. His trade value couldn’t be lower without adding legal issues on top of things…
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No QO for Paxton. The purpose of the QO is to get it rejected. You don’t offer them to someone who will accept…
